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Plate Tectonics

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

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1.

As two continental plates collide, the edges of the plates are crumpled and uplifted. Which of these landforms are MOST likely a result of this type of collision?

a)

Normal faults

b)

Mountain Ranges

c)

U-shaped valleys

d)

Shield Volcanoes

2.

As early as the 1600's, scientists noticed that the continents appeared to fit together like pieces of a puzzle. The idea that the continents were once together and had drifted apart was not widely accepted. In the 1940'2 technology used on submarines led to evidence of continental movement. This technology allowed the scientist to do which of the following?

a)

to explain the causes of continental movement

b)

to determine fossil evidence of continental drift

c)

to prevent further movement of continents

d)

to reject theories of continental drift

3.

Which of the following is a significant source of energy in Earth's interior?

a)

Volcanos

b)

Convection currents

c)

Molten rock

d)

Radioactive isotopes

4.

Which of the following is a significant source of energy in Earth's interior?

a)

Volcanos

b)

Convection currents

c)

Molten rock

d)

Radioactive isotopes

5.

This is the type of boundary where the plates move apart in opposite directions.

a)

convergent

b)

subduction

c)

transform

d)

divergent

6.

Plates that move toward each other are called

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

convection

d)

transform

7.

Plates that move away from each other are called

a)

convergent

b)

transform

c)

divergent

d)

convection

8.

When two continental plates move together, these form

a)

oceans

b)

rivers

c)

mountains

d)

trenches

9.

The Himalayan Mountains were formed at

a)

divergent boundaries

b)

subduction boundaries

c)

convergent boundaries

d)

transform boundaries

10.

What is the name for the hard brittle outer shell of the Earth that includes the crust and a little bit of the upper mantle?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Crust

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Mantle

11.

When tectonic plates come together we call it a _____________ boundary

a)

Convergent

b)

Subduction

c)

Transform

d)

Divergent

12.

A continent is the part of a tectonic plate that has recently broken off and is floating in the ocean.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The layers of Earth are the ________.

a)

hydrosphere, atmosphere, troposphere, outer core and inner core

b)

stratosphere, ionosphere, troposphere, outer core and inner core

c)

crust, mantle, outer core and inner core

d)

tectonic plates, faults, lithosphere and core

14.

The outer layer of Earth's crust is made up of huge pieces of rock called ________.

a)

faults

b)

tectonic plates

c)

magma

d)

tsunamis

15.

Tectonic plates move due to ________.

a)

the moon

b)

tsunamis

c)

heated currents deep within Earth

d)

the formation of mountains over time

16.

Scientists believe that 250 million years ago ________.

a)

the continents were farther apart

b)

the continents were underwater

c)

there was only one active volcano on Earth

d)

the continents were connected

17.

A tsunami is caused by ________.

a)

tectonic plates moving underwater

b)

inactive volcanoes building up pressure

c)

tectonic plates sinking

d)

the crust melting into the mantle

18.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
19.

What is this a picture of?

a)

plate tectonics

b)

continental drift

c)

Pangea

d)

glacier scaring

20.
How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
a)
Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.
b)
Fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils.
c)
Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.
d)
all of the above
21.

Wegener observed scratches from glaciers in Africa and India where it is currently too hot for glaciers to form. This is considered...

a)

Fossil Evidence

b)

Rock Formation Evidence

c)

Climate Evidence

d)

Objective Evidence

22.

The continental drift theory is _____________.

a)

where the continents moved so fast that they started breaking apart.

b)

when the continents slowly broke apart to their present location